![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | All The King's Horses - Handy (Jam) Organization
This is a recent discovery -- a 16mm print of a rare Jam Handy silent film. It's a bit title-heavy, but interesting to compare to later Handy productions.
Keywords: electricity energy horsepower
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| Roads to Romance (Northern Horizons / Land of Everlasting Hills) - Handy (Jam) Organization
Adirondack National Park & Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Colorful "See America First" Chevrolet travelogues. PA-2353: 17:53:15:11 (0:53:28): OAK CREEK CANYON (Land of the Mystic Red Rock), ARIZONA; Castle of Montezuma (Indian rock dwellings carved into mountainside); Jerome, Arizona (ghost town). Of course, a Chevrolet driving through the colorful landscape. 17:56:19:10 (0:56:32): SAN LUIS OBISPO (The Heart of Spanish California); four-lane freeway; Spanish mission (200 years old) in San L...
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| Take It Easy - Handy (Jam) Organization
Dramatization of the spring suspension in the modern automobile, explaining in detail the principle of "knee action." 04:37:02:11 Hot-air balloon tethered to the ground lifts off, ropes dangling from the balloon; VS hot air balloon flying in the air; aerials of the hot air balloon. 04:37:41:06 Camera zooms out from CU of spinning globe in a black set; shot dissolves into an apple with a postage stamp with a ship on it held in disembodied hand...
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| Frigidaire Presents Arthur Godfrey - Handy (Jam) Organization
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| Proof Parade, The (Frigidaire) - Handy (Jam) Organization
Advertising
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| It Floats - Handy (Jam) Organization
Advertising
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| Hot Head, The - Handy (Jam) Organization
"PICTURE SHOWS SUPERIOR ECONOMY & POWER OF VALVE-IN-HEAD ENGINE."
Downloads: 569 |  |
| Hydraulics - Handy (Jam) Organization
"PRINCIPLES OF HYDRAULICS EXPLAINED, CENTERING ON THE VALUE FOR SAFETY & COMFORT OF HYDRAULIC BRAKES."
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| Five Mile Dream, The - Handy (Jam) Organization
building of the Mackinac Bridge, Michigan
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| G Forces (TF 1-8194) - Handy (Jam) Organization
Includes EXCELLENT shot of roller coaster near the beginning of film; from POV facing the riders, and view from the coaster.
Downloads: 236 |  |
| G. M. Roads - Handy (Jam) Organization
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| Two Pay Days (Part I) - Handy (Jam) Organization
Motivational film for 1920s Chevrolet salesmen.
Keywords: Sales: Training; Automobiles: Sales
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| Xerox 2400: What's the Difference? - Handy (Jam) Organization
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| Quality Control in Modern Merchandising - Handy (Jam) Organization
TOUR THROUGH QUALITY CONTROL & TESTING LABS OF MERCHANDISER. TESTS (DESTRUCTIVE & NONDESTRUCTIVE) SHOWN.
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| All New Car for All America, The - Handy (Jam) Organization
Promotional film for the 1955 Pontiac automobile.
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| Spring Harmony - Handy (Jam) Organization
" A DRAMATIZATION OF THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE FRONT & THE REAR SPRINGS, INCLUDING AN EXPLANATION OF THE VALUE OF KNEE ACTION."
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| What Stops Them - Handy (Jam) Organization
" A CLEAR EXPLANATION OF HYDRAULIC BRAKES AND OF THEIR USE ON THE MODERN MOTORCAR."
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| Thrill Driver's Choice - Handy (Jam) Organization
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| Fire Under Control - Handy (Jam) Organization
00:02:00 Excellent shot of circus fire eater.
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| Shockproof - Handy (Jam) Organization
DRAMATIZATION OF CHEVROLET'S "SHOCKPROOF STEERING" SHOWING THAT CAR STAYS ON ITS COURSE EVEN WHEN A CHARGE OF DYNAMITE IS EXPLODED IN ONE OF THE TIRES.
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| Just a Spark - Handy (Jam) Organization
Chevrolet automobiles fight forest fires.
Keywords: Automobiles: Engineering
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| Free and Easy - Handy (Jam) Organization
"OPERATION OF THE VACUUM GEARSHIFTING MECHANISM IN THE AUTOMOBILE IS EXPLAINED & COMPARED WITH THE FISH IN THE OCEAN, WHO ARE SUBJECTED TO TREMENDOUS PRESSURE CAUSED BY THE WEIGHT OF WATER ABOVE."
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| As the Wheels Turn - Handy (Jam) Organization
FAMILY AT PICNIC. FATHER USES TABLEWARE TO BUILD MODEL OF CHEVROLET, SHOWING CENTER POINT STEERING, SPRINGS & SHACKLES, SHOCK ABSORBERS & VENTILATION SYSTEM. ANIMATED LINE DRAWINGS REVEAL HIDDEN FEATURES OF VEHICLE.
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| Nicky Rides Again - Handy (Jam) Organization
Animated cartoon. Indians attack stockade, and just as all seems lost, Nicky Nome comes to the air of the hero with a new Chevrolet. Contains racist stereotypes of Native Americans.
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| You Be the Doctor (Chevrolet Conference) - Handy (Jam) Organization
Film directed at dealership sales executives. Stock shots: Red antique ambulance, Man with unblinking glassy-eyed stare (B-Movie like)
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| G Forces (TF 1-8194) - Handy (Jam) Organization
Includes EXCELLENT shot of roller coaster near the beginning of film; from POV facing the riders, and view from the coaster.
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| Roads to Romance - Handy (Jam) Organization
Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island; Pennsylvania Turnpike: Highway of Tomorrow; By Cayuga's Waters, Finger Lakes, New York; Lakes of the Twin Cities, Northern Minnesota; Fanthom Country, Utah - Cedar Breaks National Park; Olympic National Park; Columbia River Highway.
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| Horsepower - Handy (Jam) Organization
"HOW THE TERM 'HORSEPOWER' CAME TO BE APPLIED TO MECHANICAL DEVICES IS MADE CLEAR IN THIS PICTURE, & AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE MODERN MOTORCAR CAN HOLD THE POWER OF 85 HORSES UNDER ITS HOOD."
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| Doctor in Industry - Handy (Jam) Organization
Epic history of industrial medicine in the first half of the 20th century, showing how manufacturers and the medical profession came to terms with one another and culminating in GM's rehabilitation program for returned World War II veterans. Directed by Haford Kerbawy.
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| Reasons Why, The - Handy (Jam) Organization
Television manufacturing at RCA's New Jersey plant. Includes scenes of design, engineering and quality control. Great scenes of TVs with flickering test patterns.
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| Heights and Depths - Handy (Jam) Organization
Principles of engraving are dramatized, showing that the tones of pictures result from high and low places on the engraver's plate.
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| Precisely So - Handy (Jam) Organization
"THROUGH THE MICROSCOPE IS THE FANTASTIC LAND BEYOND HUMAN VISION, WHERE MEN WEIGH SMOKE, WHERE ELECTRIC SPARKS ARE SLUGGISH, & WHERE SOLID STEEL IS BENT BY A FEATHER TOUCH." EVOLUTION & TECHNIQUES OF PRECISION MEASUREMENT, SHOP PROCESSES.
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| Postmark East Lansing - Handy (Jam) Organization
BY MEANS OF STUDENT'S LETTER WE ARE SHOWN MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. INTRO BY PRESIDENT JOHN HANNAH. GOOD QUALITY COLLEGE MATERIAL, SHOWING ALL ASPECTS.
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| Head On - Handy (Jam) Organization
THE BOX-GIRDER FRAME IS THE STRONGEST AUTOMOBILE FRAME THAT CAN BE BUILT. TO PROVE THIS, A CHEVROLET TAKES ITS PLACE IN A LINE OF FREIGHT CARS AND HOLDS ITS OWN.
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| Waves of Green - Handy (Jam) Organization
TRIBUTE TO AMERICA'S LAND-GRANT COLLEGES. GOOD AGRICULTURE and FARM MATERIAL. SHIPS, MARINE, SEA SHOTS. SAILORS DISCUSS GREATNESS OF AMERICA.
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| Water Boy - Handy (Jam) Organization
" A DRAMATIZATION OF THE COOLING SYSTEM OF THE AUTOMOBILE, SHOWING HOW THE WATER CIRCULATES AROUND THE CYLINDERS, COOLING THEM AND IN TURN BEING COOLED BY THE AIR DRAWN IN THROUGH THE RADIATOR."
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| Remote Control - Handy (Jam) Organization
"MANY OF THE NECESSARY DEVICES OF OUR MODERN WORLD ARE OPERATED BY REMOTE CONTROL. EARLY ILLUSTRATION OF THE MARIONETTE DANCERS IS USED, THEN ACTION PROGRESSES TO MODERN TRAFFIC CONTROL, & THEN TO THE AUTOMOBILE WITH THE VACUUM GEARSHIFT DRAMATIZED."
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| No Ghosts - Handy (Jam) Organization
" A DRAMATIZATION OF THE Y-K FRAME, WITH ESPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE RIGIDITY OF THE FRAME & THE ELIMINATION OF SQUEAKS & RATTLES." Nice "haunted house" imagery in the first few minutes (to a VO refrain of 1934 song "The House is Haunted". Note the phony bats flying in the background.
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| Pontiac Advertising (R2A/R2B) - Handy (Jam) Organization
• 2:13:10- 2:32:00 Nice graphics—bright yellow map of the U.S. on a blue background with red dots all over the map, moving whites lines (indicating sound waves) go across the map, and the words "100 Million Radio Listeners" comes up. Virtual landscape. •worth noting: several nice shots of cars rounding corners on winding California highway.
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| Pontiac Advertising (R2A/R2B) - Handy (Jam) Organization
• 2:13:10- 2:32:00 Nice graphics—bright yellow map of the U.S. on a blue background with red dots all over the map, moving whites lines (indicating sound waves) go across the map, and the words "100 Million Radio Listeners" comes up. Virtual landscape. •worth noting: several nice shots of cars rounding corners on winding California highway.
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| New Ford Tractor, The - Handy (Jam) Organization
Golden Jubilee Model - 1903-1953
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| Powr-Lok - Handy (Jam) Organization
1950's mom driving yellow Lincoln convertible, picks up son at end of school day. Tail fins, chrome.
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| These Are My People - Handy (Jam) Organization
Natural gas: Servicemen, gas lines to homes and businesses, etc. Film begins with shot of primitive methods used in digging for brine well, circa 1815 (hand-pumping); could pass for primitive oil drilling. CU's of 19th century gas lamps, and gas stovetops; street sweeper and derbied policeman of turn of century (circa 1890s). Excellent charts and graphs at business conference (several fine shots)
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| Around the Corner - Handy (Jam) Organization
How the automobile differential allows a vehicle to turn a corner while keeping the wheels from skidding.
Keywords: Automobiles: Engineering; Physics; Motorcycles
Downloads: 45,312
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| Helping You Sell - Handy (Jam) Organization
How Chevrolet uses sponsored theatrical motion pictures to promote its products.
Keywords: Motion pictures: Sponsored; Car culture: Newsreels; Advertising: Screen ads
Downloads: 4,561
Average rating: (4 reviews) |  |
| How a Watch Works - Handy (Jam) Organization
A simple demonstration of the basic design and operation of a watch, including stop-motion animation showing a watch being assembled from many parts.
Keywords: Animation: Stop-motion; Timekeeping
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Average rating: (4 reviews) |  |
| Free Air - Handy (Jam) Organization
Dramatic depiction of how gasoline and air mix to provide power in the automobile engine.
Keywords: Automobiles: Engineering
Downloads: 4,402
Average rating: (2 reviews) |  |
| Great New Star, A - Handy (Jam) Organization
Dinah Shore promotes the new Chevrolets and sings "See the U.S.A. in your new Chevrolet."
Keywords: Automobiles: Advertising
Downloads: 37,150
Average rating: (10 reviews) |  |
| On the Air - Handy (Jam) Organization
How radio broadcasting works.
Keywords: Media: Radio
Downloads: 17,146
Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
| Key to Our Horizons - Handy (Jam) Organization
A mid-century tribute to the automobile and its importance in American life and the economy.
Keywords: Automobiles: Economic effects; Car culture: General; Occupations: Automotive
Downloads: 6,521
Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |
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